diff --git a/capplets/desktop-links/ChangeLog b/capplets/desktop-links/ChangeLog
index fcf486b7f..0e0a2d166 100644
--- a/capplets/desktop-links/ChangeLog
+++ b/capplets/desktop-links/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2001-12-19  Seth Nickell  <snickell@stanford.edu>
+
+	* Makefile.am:
+	* gnome-hint-properties.desktop.in:
+
+	Remove because gnome-core is now installing for the
+	new GNOME CC.
+	
 2001-07-27  Bradford Hovinen  <hovinen@ximian.com>
 
 	* RELEASE : 1.5.2
diff --git a/capplets/desktop-links/Makefile.am b/capplets/desktop-links/Makefile.am
index 32b2faf24..2dd8cbe97 100644
--- a/capplets/desktop-links/Makefile.am
+++ b/capplets/desktop-links/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ccenterdir = $(datadir)/control-center/capplets
 
 Desktopdir = $(ccenterdir)
-Desktop_in_files = gnome-hint-properties.desktop.in
+Desktop_in_files = 
 Desktop_DATA = $(Desktop_in_files:.desktop.in=.desktop) 
 @INTLTOOL_DESKTOP_RULE@
 
diff --git a/capplets/desktop-links/gnome-hint-properties.desktop.in b/capplets/desktop-links/gnome-hint-properties.desktop.in
deleted file mode 100644
index aaf5eb3df..000000000
--- a/capplets/desktop-links/gnome-hint-properties.desktop.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-[Desktop Entry]
-_Name=Startup Hint
-_Comment=Options for the startup hint dialog
-Exec=gnome-hint-properties-capplet
-Icon=gnome-hint.png
-Terminal=0
-Type=Application